This federal contract was awarded by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to Level 3 Communications, LLC, a subsidiary of Lumen Technologies, Inc. (doing business as CenturyLink). The contract, valued at $163,817.85, is for the delivery of 10 gigabit per second (GB) Ethernet services and is a firm fixed-price purchase order with no set-aside designations.
The original solicitation was issued as a request for quote (RFQ) for commercial telecommunications services, including voice, data, internet connectivity, and network infrastructure. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 517311, Wired Telecommunications Carriers, with a small business size standard of 1,500 employees. As a large business prime contractor, Level 3 Communications has extensive experience providing mission-critical telecommunications services to support various Department of Defense (DoD) and federal agency programs. This contract will likely contribute to the expansion and sustainment of the DoD's Global Information Grid and other essential communications networks.